academia - industry cooperation: the pegasus project

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1NI Aerospace and Defense Forum 2013

Academia - Industry cooperation:

the PEGASUS Project

Franco Bernelli

PEGASUS Chairman


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PEGASUS

Partnership of a European Group

ofAeronautics and Space UniversitieS

THE ROADMAP FOR EXCELLENCE IN

THE FORMATION OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERS


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Equation for excellence in aerospace engineering

education

Strong scientific knowledge

+

Research laboratories

+

Industrial partners

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National networking

+International networking

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PEGASUS

Foreword


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WHO is partner in PEGASUS


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Country Institution Country Institution

Politecnico di Milano

Politecnico di Torino

Universit degli Studi di Napoli

Universit degli Studi di Pisa

Universit degli Studi di Roma

RWTH Aachen

TU Berlin

TU Braunschweig

Universitt Stuttgart

TU Dresden

Ecole-air de Salon de Provence

ENAC Toulouse

ENSMA Poitiers

ISAE Toulouse

Cranfield University

University of BristolUniversity of Glasgow

TU Delft KTH Stockholm

UPM/ETSIA Madrid

US/ESI Sevilla

UPV Valencia

CVUT Prague

IST Lisboa Politechnika Warszawska


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Country Institution Country Institution

Kazan State Technical University

Moscow Aviation Institute

Ufa State Aviation Technical

University

Kharkiv Aviation Institute

PEGASUS Associate Partners


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Academic activities @ ENSMA

ENSMA engineering diploma

2nd year

3rd year

Scientific, technical and human studies

One month in a company as a worker

Advanced curriculum, 6 optionsEngineering training in industry (3 to 4 months)

Commoncore

syllabusEngineering sciences

1

Aerodynamics

Energetics

Heat transfer

3

Computer science

for engineering

2

Structures

Materials

Final year project (3 to 5 months)

Eligibity for studies in foreign institutions

Specialization

1st year


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1st year

Bachelor(Laurea)

Master

(Laurea Magistrale)

EUR-ACE accreditation in 2012

2nd year

3rd year

Job

PhD (3 YEARS)PhD in Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering

Year 1: fundamental sciences

Year 2: general engineering

Year 3: aerospace disciplines

Academic activities @ PoliMI

1st semester: common core

3rd and 4th semester: specialisationAerodynamics

Master in Aeronautical Engineering

2nd semester: common electives

Flight mechanics and systemsPropulsionStructuresFixed wingRotary wing

Master in Space Engineering

Single track, with two electivesFocus on spacecraft design


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Research activities and facilities @ ENSMA :

5 laboratories

Heat transfer

LET

Aerodynamics

LEA

Combust ion

and detonics

LCD

Materials science

and mechanics

LMPM

Compu ter sc ience

appl ied to engineer ing

LISIStaff : 260 Permanent positions : 180 PhD students : 80


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Lab of Composites

and Smart Structures

Lab of MaterialsCharacterization

Lab of Structural

Testing

Lab of Space

Components

Lab of Experimental

Aerodynamics

Lab of Technological

Processes

Lab of Non Destructive

Inspection

Research labs @ PoliMI


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National networking


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International networking

THE PEGASUS ACHIEVEMENTS

Reciprocal recognition of common quality: the PEGASUSlabels Certificate and A.W.A.R.D. in recognition of anindividual students multi-national experience.

All partners have agreed on a specific curriculum description

format, enabling an immediate understanding of the level ofeducation provided by the partners. The PEGASUS CourseCatalogue has been published (3 edition 2009)

Increased mobility among PEGASUS Partners.

Cross breeding of curricula and new crossed engineeringprofiles generated by the EU student mobility.

Cross-breeding of curricula is slowly taking place during theimplementation of the Sorbonne Bologna 3+2 scheme.


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Industrial partners

WHYare industrial partners fundamental in

the Academic context

HOWare industrial partners involved in

PEGASUS


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Industrial partners - WHY

To support specific education activities

To provide complementary educational

opportunities

To provide special seminars or course

modules

To give advise on the educational offer of

Universities


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Industrial partners - HOW



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opportunities


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opportunities


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To provide special seminars or course

modules

At PoliMI, 4 modules (24 credits) in aerospace

engineering are taught by industrial experts

At PoliMI, special seminars (e.g., tutorial on one particular

software) are delivered on Saturday morning

At PoliMI, on average 10 special seminars per semester

are included in the regular courses in aerospace

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To give advise on the educational offer of

Universities


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PEGASUS achievements

PEGASUS-Industry Alliance

PEGASUS Council established a body, called PEGASUS-IndustryAlliance, in which the aerospace industrial community and thePEGASUS network are equally represented to discuss all issues relevantto this subject.

The main objective of the PEGASUS-Industry Alliance is to contribute toreinforcement of the European academic and industrial relations formutual benefits.

The basic criteria for selecting the industrial partners are both the size ofthe company and the pan-European dimension of its activities.

Examples of actions so far: Airbus-PEGASUS internships (implemented),Thales Alenia Space PhD program (under discussion), Quality Check ofaerospace engineering programmes (PERSEUS label, implemented).


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PEGASUS achievements

PERSEUS label (PEGASUS European Recognition of

Scientific Excellence ofUniversitieS) PEGASUS agrees that a new European system for QA in Aerospace

Engineering Education should be applied for on a voluntary basis and ifpossible should not duplicate existing accreditation systems.

The new system should focus on the qualifications and skills of thegraduates right after graduation, taking into account the requirements ofthe European aerospace sector.

PEGASUS, as the only European network of excellence in AerospaceEngineering education, is able to lay the foundation for a sort ofEuropean society for QA in Aerospace Engineering Education.

PEGASUS, through the newly created PEGASUS-Industry Alliance, hasestablished an entity for developing a quality/excellence label,PERSEUS, including peer reviews and site visits.

First audits for PEGASUS programmes in 2012.

Peer review teams include academic and industrial experts.


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Academia - Industry cooperation:

the PEGASUS Project

Thank you for your attention.

Questions?

Franco Bernelli

PEGASUS Chairman

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